LME Derivatives Trader/Internal Broker
Listed on 2026-09-11
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Finance & Banking
Risk Manager/Analyst, Financial Analyst, Financial Advisor / Consultant, Trading - Equity / Derivatives / Quantitative
Location: Zürich
Bathco is a globally active trading and technology group specialising in green Aluminium, raw materials and solutions essential for industrial decarbonisation. Headquartered in Zurich, we operate across multiple key regions and continue to expand rapidly. As a modern entrepreneurial organisation, we are looking for people who want to shape the future together with us.
To support the continued growth of our metals business, we are seeking an experienced
You will work closely with physical traders to manage price, spread and foreign exchange risk while ensuring compliance with company risk limits.
In addition to supporting the physical trading business, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to generate proprietary trading profits within approved risk parameters, depending on experience and performance.
Your Responsibilities:- Execute and manage all LME and derivatives hedging activities for Bathco’s physical metals business
- Work closely with physical traders to keep positions within approved risk limits
- Manage outright price risk, spreads, FX exposure and market positioning
- Monitor risk and recommend appropriate hedging strategies
- Maintain and reconcile all derivatives transactions in trading and risk systems
- Provide daily/monthly settlement prices and market updates
- Track developments across metals, FX, macro and financial markets
- Manage relationships with brokers, banks and financial counter parties
- Negotiate and oversee trading credit lines and support new broker setups
- Identify and execute trading opportunities within approved limits and VAR parameters
- Develop and implement trading strategies based on fundamentals, technicals and market structure
- Support continuous improvement of trading processes and systems
- Train colleagues on hedging, derivatives and risk management best practices
- 3–5 years of experience trading LME products, commodity derivatives or OTC metals
- Strong understanding of aluminium and base metals markets
- Experience with futures, options, spreads and hedging strategies
- Solid grasp of risk management principles and exposure analysis
- Experience working with physical commodity trading desks is highly desirable
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
- Commercial mindset with ability to identify and monetise market opportunities
- Strong communication skills and confidence interacting with traders, brokers and banks
What we offer
- A modern and dynamic work environment within a fast-growing global group
- An entrepreneurial culture with significant room for development and ownership
- High degree of autonomy in shaping processes and decisions
- An international team, modern office infrastructure in Zurich, and flexible working options
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